Spanish Fork is 1-9 against Springville since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Spanish Fork Dons are taking a road trip to challenge the Springville Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Spanish Fork comes in on three and Springville on four.
Spanish Fork will bounce into Friday's match after beating Salem Hills, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Spanish Fork enjoyed a cozy 71-57 victory over Salem Hills on Tuesday.
01/14/25 vs Salem Hills | 15 |
12/19/24 vs Faith Lutheran | 11 |
12/20/24 vs Chino | 10 |
01/03/25 @ Park City | 10 |
12/08/23 @ Payson | 7 |
Spanish Fork got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Brock Jacobson out in front who went 7 of 11 en route to 15 points. The dominant performance gave Jacobson a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Gage Christensen, who went 6 for 14 on his way to 15 points.
Meanwhile, Springville didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Maple Mountain on Tuesday, but they still walked away with a 59-53 victory. Given the Red Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 70th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Springville's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-5. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.3 points per game. As for Spanish Fork, their record is now 7-8.
Spanish Fork came up short against Springville in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 61-56. Can Spanish Fork avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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